Dorian
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Constructed like the French Doriens. From the Latin root of Dōres + -ian. Compare Ancient Greek Δωριεύς (Dōrieús, “of Doris”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]Dorian (comparative more Dorian, superlative most Dorian)
- Of or relating to the Dorians.
Translations
[edit]of or relating to the Dorians
Noun
[edit]Dorian (plural Dorians)
- A member of the Dorians.
Translations
[edit]a member of the Dorians
Proper noun
[edit]Dorian
- A male given name from Ancient Greek, famously used by Oscar Wilde in his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891).
- A female given name
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